Hardware Engineer salaries in Chicago.
What Hardware Engineer roles in Chicago pay, from live listings on JobsRadar.
Compare with anotherMedian salary
$182,500
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$119.7k – $200k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
33.7%
30 of 89 roles
Live roles
89
open right now
Salary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying live roles
Research Engineer, Pre-Training
C++ Senior Engineer - Options Market Making Execution
C++ Senior Engineer - Market Data
Machine Learning Engineer
Senior FPGA Engineer
Senior Data Scientist
Trading Engineer - Execution
Network Engineer
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
IMC
|
$200,000 | 5 |
Optiver
|
$200,000 | 5 |
|
Jump Trading
|
$175,000 | 5 |
|
Rundoo
|
$92,000 | 5 |
|
CTC Lateral - Website & LinkedIn
|
$237,500 | 3 |
Optiver Private Jobs
|
$200,000 | 1 |
| AX Axon | $171,600 | 1 |
Meter
|
$165,000 | 1 |
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How much do Hardware Engineer roles in Chicago pay?
The median salary for Hardware Engineer roles in Chicago is $182,500 per year. Most pay falls between $119,651 (25th percentile) and $200,000 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $82,250 to $226,250.
These figures are computed live from 89 active Hardware Engineer roles in Chicago on JobsRadar, of which 30 (33.7%) publish a salary range. Pay is normalized to annualized USD so roles can be compared on equal terms; the highest-paying roles listed above show their original posted currency. Numbers refresh every few hours as new roles are posted and older ones close.
Employers currently hiring well-paid Hardware Engineer roles in Chicago include Jump Trading, CTC Lateral - Website & LinkedIn, IMC and Rundoo.
Salary transparency varies by employer and region, so the disclosing share above reflects only roles that publish pay — not every open position. Use it as a directional benchmark rather than an exact offer.